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Harvard has settled a six-year legal dispute by relinquishing ownership of 175-year-old daguerreotypes of enslaved individuals, which will be transferred to a Black history museum in South Carolina, following claims by a descendant that the images depict her ancestors.
Harvard University has settled a six-year legal battle by agreeing to transfer ownership of two 175-year-old slave portraits to a Black history museum in South Carolina, ending its custody of images of enslaved ancestors after claims by Tamara Lanier, who asserts they are her relatives. The case highlights ongoing issues of institutional accountability and the repatriation of historical artifacts related to slavery.